Unlock Earnings from your shares
Unlock the benefits of securities lending and borrowing with mastertrust’s regulated mechanism. Use SLB in India to generate passive income from approved portfolio stocks without selling them.
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SLB Overview
Securities Lending and Borrowing lets you temporarily lend your shares to earn income or borrow stocks for trading. In India, this happens through a regulated, exchange-backed system with defined terms and transparency.
Earn passive income from your idle shares
Execute legal short selling via SLB in India
Improve your portfolio returns without selling stocks
What You Get with SLBM
Discover the key features of Securities Lending and Borrowing in India, including additional income, short-selling access, defined tenures, and exchange-backed protection.
Earn income from idle portfolio shares
Take covered short positions via SLB
Exchange-regulated SLB framework
Defined contract tenures in SLB in India
Transparent SLB charges and margins
SLB Benefits for Lenders & Borrowers
Understand how Securities Lending and Borrowing in India benefits both lenders and borrowers through SLB in India.
Benefits for Share Lenders:
Benefits for Share Borrowers:
Who Is SLB Suitable For?
SLB in India is open to eligible investors who own SLB-approved stocks or want to borrow stocks for trading opportunities.
Long-Term Investors
Investors looking to earn extra income without selling
Active Short Sellers
Traders taking covered short positions using SLB
Hedgers & Strategy Traders
Traders hedging risk or using advanced strategies
Institutions & HNIs
Institutions optimising portfolio returns through SLB
Commonly Asked Questions
Securities lending and borrowing (SLB) is a mechanism that allows investors to temporarily lend or borrow stocks for a defined period in exchange for a lending fee, while ownership remains with the lender.
In stock lending and borrowing, you lend or borrow existing shares through the exchange’s SLB framework for a fixed tenure, whereas in regular delivery trading you permanently buy or sell shares without any obligation to return them.
The key benefits of securities lending and borrowing include earning additional income on idle shares, enabling covered short selling for traders, and improving overall market liquidity with minimal operational effort for investors.
To avail SLB or activate the SLB facility with mastertrust, you typically need an active demat and trading account, enable the SLB segment through your broker, and then place lending or borrowing orders in eligible stocks via the SLB platform.
